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In conjunction with Christian Bale's remarkable new thriller, The Machinist, we've come up with a cracking compilation of movies that insist we mix a little thinking in with our viewing. Tangled tales of political intrigue, sci fi super-concepts to boggle the mind, twisted crime stories, warped, crazy comedies and even the occasional heartbreaking drama. From Chinatown and The Manchurian Candidate to The Matrix, Memento and Being John Malkovich, welcome to our feast of food for thought...
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 | American Splendor
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Harvey is a file clerk at the local hospital and a music enthusiast in his spare time. He has thousands of books and LPs and scours the markets for ad...
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 | Anne Frank - Dear Kitty
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It is more than 50 years after the arrest of the Jewish family, of which Anne Frank is famous. Hidden in a back room from the Nazis, the entrance hidd...
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 | Being John Malkovich(2001)
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A story that uses its characters like puppets as it explores the way lives can be driven by lust and greed. Original screenplay by Charlie Kaufman.
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 | Big Sleep, The(1977)
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A faithful remake of the 1946 origianl in which private eye Philip Marlowe finds himself involved in murder, blackmail and violence when hired to prot...
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 | Butterfly Effect, The
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Evan Trehorn - played by Ashton Kutcher - is a college student who has suffered from blackouts and memory loss since he was a child. He is tormented b...
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 | Chinatown(2001)
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A private eye is involved in a seemingly routine snoop job that mushrooms into a murderous regional and personal scandal.
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 | Clear And Present Danger(1994)
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CIA agent Jack Ryan is appointed to acting CIA Deputy Director when Admiral James Greer is taken ill. He finds himself investigating the murder of the...
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 | Clockwork Orange(2000)
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A gang of teenagers go on the rampage beating and raping helpless victims. After a disagreement one member of the gang is knocked out, and left by the...
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 | Conspiracy Theory(1997)
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An eccentric taxi driver who assembles information to support possible theories is abducted... Now his friend Alice, a lawyer, is forced to believe hi...
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